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APA Citation Style 7th edition

Special notes:

  • Use this category if your item does not fit into any of the other item categories
  • If you cite multiple webpages from one website, you need to have a reference entry for each
  • If you generally mention a website in your text, you do not need a reference list entry; instead include the name of the website and URL in parentheses
  • Use "About" or Acknowledge" statement to identify author
  • Provide most specific date as possible
  • Include a "Retrieved" date only when page content regularly changes and page not archived.

 

Webpage on news website

Isidore, C. (2020, February 10). You can't make a car with 99% of the parts. Coronavirus could wreck the global auto industry. CNN https://cnn.com/2020/02/09/business/china-coronavirus-global-auto-industry-impact/index.html

 

Webpage on website with group author

American Nurses Association. (n.d.). Violence, incivility, & bullying.   https://nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/violence-incivility-bullying/
 

Webpage on website with individual author(s)

Gleeson, J. & Alcedo, M. (2017, June 14). The 20 best places to camp in national parks.   https://www.countryliving.com/life/travel/g4452/best-places-to-camp-nationalparks/ 

TED Talk

  • When the TED talk comes from the TED's website, use the name of the speaker as author
  • When using TED talk from YouTube, list the owner of the YouTube account as the author
  • When the speaker is not listed as the author, integrate speaker's name into document narrative
Pierson, R. F. (2013, May). Every kid needs a champion. [Video]. TED Conferences. https://ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion?language=en
 

YouTube or other Streaming Video

  • The person or group who uploaded the video is credited as the author.
  • Note the contribution of others in the document narrative, if desired.
MIT Open CourseWare. (2019, December 20). How to speak by Patrick Wilson [Video]. YouTube https://youtu.be/Unzc731iCUY

Report by government agency (or other organization)

 United States Government Accountability Office. (2020). Drug development: FDA's priority review voucher programs. (GAO-20-251). https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/704207.pdf
 

Report by individual author at government agency/other organization

 Morrison, W. M. (2018, July 30). China-U. S. Trade Issues. Congressional Research Service. https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33536.pdf

 

SEC Fillings

Starbucks Corporation. (2018, July 30). Form 10K.   https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829224/000082922418000052/sbux-9302018x10xk.htm​

Code of Ethics

American Physical Therapy Association. (2019). Code of ethics for physical therapists. https://www.apta.org/uploadedFiles/APTAorg/About_Us/Policies/Ethics/CodeofEthics.pdf

 

Conference Session

Frezza, S. T., Pears, A. N., Exter, M. Lunt, B. M. (2018). Crafting the future of computing education in CC2020 [Conference Session]. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, United States. https://peer.asee.org/crafting-the-future-of-computing-education-in-cc2020-a-workshop

 

Poster Presentation

Valdes, K., Daniels, K., & Mihalic, K. (2018). A comparison of two workstation designed assessed using measures of musculoskeletal pain and discomfort: A qualitative approach [Poster presentation]. AOTA Annual Conference & Expo, Salt Lake City, UT, United States. https://www.aota.org/~/media/Corporate/Files/ConferenceDocs/onsite-guides/2018-annual-conference-onsite-guide.pdf